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Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Asian Alone)
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                                All households                      Households in poverty
                                                 With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage
                                                                    Number                                  Number
                                                                        of                                      of
                                      Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
    Characteristics

     Asian alone                       3,917       585      14.9     1,203       415       123      29.7       291

TYPE OF RESIDENCE

Inside metropolitan areas              3,789       562      14.8     1,146       400       119      29.7       274
  Inside central cities...........     1,788       305      17.1       644       219        74      34.0       173
    One million or more...........     1,395       253      18.1       520       165        60      36.1       128
    Under one million.............       393        52      13.3       125        54        15      27.7        46
  Outside central cities..........     2,001       256      12.8       501       181        44      24.6       100
    One million or more...........     1,684       219      13.0       431       149        37      25.0        80
    Under one million.............       317        38      11.9        71        32         7      22.6        21
Outside metropolitan areas........       129        23      17.8        57        15         4      29.4        17

REGION

Northeast.........................       766       134      17.5       280        63        21      33.9        43
Midwest...........................       465        50      10.8       118        72        19      26.5        44
South.............................       827        73       8.9       134        96        23      24.1        48
West..............................     1,860       327      17.6       671       184        60      32.5       156
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Asian Alone)
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                                All households                      Households in poverty
                                                 With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage
                                                                    Number                                  Number
                                                                        of                                      of
                                      Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
AGE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Under 65 years....................     3,479       464      13.3     1,026       357        95      26.5       252
  15 to 24 years..................       286        40      14.2        81        71        12      17.1        20
  25 to 34 years..................       955       107      11.2       216        98        26      26.9        58
  35 to 44 years..................       988       145      14.6       357       103        35      34.2       105
  45 to 54 years..................       781       117      15.0       281        50        19      39.1        68
  55 to 64 years..................       469        55      11.7        91        35         1       3.8         1
65 years and over.................       439       121      27.5       177        58        29      49.3        39
  65 to 74 years..................       274        61      22.3       100        34        16      47.0        25
  75 years and over...............       164        59      36.2        77        24        13      52.5        14

Mean age......................          43.9      47.8       (x)       (x)      41.8      45.8       (x)       (x)

WORK EXPERIENCE OF HOUSEHOLDER

Total civilian....................     3,917       585      14.9     1,203       415       123      29.7       291
  Worked..........................     2,995       358      12.0       772       164        50      30.7       150
    Worked year-round, full-time..     2,269       226      10.0       536        51        19      37.6        92
  Did not work....................       923       226      24.5       431       251        73      29.1       141

DISABILITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDER

     Total age 16 to 64...........     3,473       464      13.4     1,026       356        95      26.6       252
  No work disability..............     3,310       397      12.0       911       318        82      25.8       236
  With a work disability..........       163        67      40.9       115        37        13      33.6        16
    severe work disability........        96        58      60.3       105        28        12      43.4        14
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Asian Alone)
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                                All households                      Households in poverty
                                                 With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage
                                                                    Number                                  Number
                                                                        of                                      of
                                      Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD

Family household..................     2,845       478      16.8     1,085       210        91      43.2       256
  Married-couple families.........     2,286       331      14.5       827       135        62      45.6       192
  Male householder, no wife.......       223        53      23.8        89        27         6      20.0        15
  Female householder, no husband..       337        93      27.7       169        48        24      49.9        49
Nonfamily households..............     1,073       107      10.0       118       205        32      15.8        35
  Male householder................       526        36       6.9        43        91        10      10.6        10
    Living alone..................       383        21       5.4        21        66        10      14.6        10
  Female householders.............       547        71      12.9        75       114        23      20.0        25
    Living alone..................       423        55      12.9        55        87        16      17.8        16
Table NC5. Medicaid Participation for Households, by Selected Household Characteristics,
Race and Hispanic Origin, and Poverty Status:  2002 (Asian Alone)
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

                                                All households                      Households in poverty
                                                 With medicaid coverage                  With medicaid coverage
                                                                    Number                                  Number
                                                                        of                                      of
                                      Number    Number   Percent   persons    Number    Number   Percent   persons
PRESENCE OF CHILDREN

No children.......................     1,825       179       9.8       228       249        44      17.7        52
One or more related
Children                               2,083       404      19.4       973       167        79      47.6       239
  Child under 18 years............     1,583       324      20.5       852       145        75      51.4       230
    All under 6 years.............       470       100      21.4       217        40        26      65.8        36
    Some under 6 years,
    Some 6 to 17 years............       265        76      28.7       259        28        16      56.9        83
    All 6 to 17 years.............       849       148      17.4       376        78        33      42.1       111
  One child.......................       731       137      18.8       282        57        32      57.0        57
    Under 6 years.................       309        70      22.8       136        31        20      63.0        25
    6 to 17 years.................       422        67      15.8       146        25        13      49.5        33
  Two or more children............       852       187      21.9       570        89        42      47.8       172
    All under 6 years.............       161        30      18.7        81         8         6      76.7        11
    Some under 6 years............       265        76      28.7       259        28        16      56.9        83
    All 6 to 17 years.............       427        81      18.9       230        53        20      38.5        78
  Mean children...................      1.68      1.84       (x)       (x)      2.02      2.05       (x)       (x)
  Child 18 years and over.........       784       155      19.7       339        55        21      37.5        74
One or more unrelated
Children under 18.................        17         8      49.8        23         0         0       0.0         0
  All under 6 years...............         0         0       0.0         0         0         0       0.0         0
  Some under 6 years,
  Some 6 to 17 years..............        10         6      55.9        21         0         0       0.0         0
  All 6 to 17 years...............         7         3      40.4         3         0         0       0.0         0

PRESENCE OF ELDERLY

No elderly........................     3,246       383      11.8       839       352        92      26.2       245
One or more elderly...............       671       202      30.1       363        63        31      49.1        46
  All members elderly.............       259        80      31.0       105        44        21      47.4        27
  Elderly householder/spouse only.       451       122      27.0       187        55        26      46.3        31
  Elderly other relative only.....       192        72      37.5       162         5         2      47.4         7
  Elderly nonrelative only........         2         0       0.0         0         0         0       0.0         0

Race Footnotes

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: October 5, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032003/noncash/nc05_10.htm